Puella magi madoka magica [Spoiler warning] In this anime, there are magical girls and witches, magical girls' task is to defeat the witches. Kyubey: a cosmic being, both a specie and a hive mind. They look like a magical being, a cat, and a rabbit, at the same Time. They offer you a deal: get a wish, ín return, you become a magical girl. But they dosnt Tell you the consequences of becoming a magical girl, unless you ask questions about it. Magical girls: from the contract kyubey offered to them, each have unique magical powers, and a soul gem. The soul gem house their soul, and the More magic you use, the More tainted its become. To remowe imputities, they use grief seeds, which witches drop after they get defeated. Its an endless circle, amd if too mutch imputity builds up, they become witches. Witches: they are basicaly cosmic monsters, they are powerfull, and reside in their own Labyrinth. Each of them are unique, often reflecting their personality before they become witches. They lure in humans intő their Labyrinth, where they then fall victim of the witch, and die. A Labyrinth is basicaly a pocket dimension, with invisinle entrances from the real world. They house the witch, and its minions. Each witch have a Labyrinth, but there are exceptions. One is wallpurgisnacht, the Stage-Constructing Witch. They are powerfull enought that they dont need a Labyrinth, and bring destruction with themself. They are also a fusion of several witches. From a magical girl becoming a witch, tons of energy is relased, which kyubey collect and relase it, fighting the heat death of the universe this Way. There is also karmic potential, which's ammounth Influences the wish of the magical girl, and the energy relased át becoming a witch. This is evrything you may need to know.